Spatial and temporal changes in rainfall frequency distribution patterns in Israel

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 61, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 177-190

  Ben Gai, T ^a   Bitan, A ^a   Manes, A ^b   Alpert, P ^a   Rubin, S ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b Israel Ministry of Transport and Road Safety   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTORICAL RECORD; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ISRAEL;

EID: 0032429704     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007040050062     Document Type: Article

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